You don't need to have the latest equip. to get a good pic.

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grandpaw

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While sitting in the hospital I have been looking at some of my images from the past. One of the cameras that I have owned over the years was a Nikon D90 and It gave me one of my higher keeper rates of any camera I have ever owned. This was taken with a D90 using a Nikon 70-300mm lens of a moving subject at a distance of a couple hundred feet.

Maybe we don't necessarily need the latest and greatest equipment if the person
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behind the camera has some idea what is going on and how to take a picture.
 
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Whiskeyman

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My D90 was/is still a very good camera, and I never had to worry about AF Fine Tune with it!!

It doesn't get out much now, but it isn't put to pasture yet, either!

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grandpaw

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Whiskeyman said:
My D90 was/is still a very good camera, and I never had to worry about AF Fine Tune with it!!

It doesn't get out much now, but it isn't put to pasture yet, either!


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I wish I had not sold mine and instead have given it to my son. I really liked that camera!!!
 
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wev

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I've always been well aware on which side of the view finder the weakness lies (and my wife is on hand in case I forget)
 
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Ironwood

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I am also a member of a Australian Photography forum ( with about 12 active members :) ) one of the members uses a D90 and a D7000, he has been posting some bird shots using the D90 and 300mm f4, there is nothing wrong with those photos, as good as what you see taken with the latest gear.
 
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Texas

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I've recently upgraded to a D90 and a D300s (from my D50, D200, and several old film cameras including an 8008, F2AS Photomic and Nikkormat EL). The D90 had less than 200 clicks on it when I got it from KEH a few months ago. The D300s around 25,000.

Since some of my best pictures were made 15 years ago with a 2mb point and shoot, I think the 12 mb sensors will be plenty for a while.

I'm determined to master all the many settings of the D300s because I enjoy fiddling. After a couple months I've got it 90% mastered, that is it you consider the remaining 10% to be flash/commander mode. The D90 is for quick and light. It's great that they both use the same lenses and batteries and memory cards.

In a year or two, if the DSLRs become too much to fiddle with it will be time for a Fuji mirrorless. Dang, those things are impressive.
 
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Danno

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grandpaw said:
Maybe we don't necessarily need the latest and greatest equipment if the personView attachment 221750 behind the camera has some idea what is going on and how to take a picture.
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That is a great shot Jeff, and you are so right. My biggest challenge is not the equipment, but the short that occasionally occurs between the Viewfinder and the Ground I am standing on... But striving to get better is the fun part.
 
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Ruidoso Bill

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grandpaw said:
While sitting in the hospital I have been looking at some of my images from the past. One of the cameras that I have owned over the years was a Nikon D90 and It gave me one of my higher keeper rates of any camera I have ever owned. This was taken with a D90 using a Nikon 70-300mm lens of a moving subject at a distance of a couple hundred feet.

Maybe we don't necessarily need the latest and greatest equipment if the personView attachment 221750 behind the camera has some idea what is going on and how to take a picture.
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So Very True! I also get the reverse which is that's a good shot but you have great equipment. Even the no nothings have the mindset.
 
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